Forget I want to know What Are YOU Going To Do (WAYGTD)?
I’ve recently become tired of hearing people talk about what someone else thinks they should do, and not about what THEY want/are going to do.
So, let’s talk for just a little bit about self-empowerment and taking control of your life – because if you don’t do it yourself, no one else is going to do it for you.
I want to throw out a quick gripe about people who say that they have let God/Jesus/Deity take control of their life. After hearing sports figures talk about this during the Super Bowl, and hearing numerous American Idol contestants talking about God and how the Holy Spirit told them to audition, I have two thoughts.
Thought #1 is that this is quite ignorant, lazy, a cop-out, and apathetic, and really has nothing to do with a higher power.
Thought #2 is that I hope that these folks could say that THEY are taking control of their life because of what they have learned from their God/Jesus/Deity. There has to be some self-ownership here.
Forget about “Jesus Take the Wheel“, how about I take the wheel and he can sit next to me and we can have a chat? I’d much rather have that kind of relationship. And seriously -I don’t consider this to be me making a statement against religion, but against mindless giving-up of ownership of the self. Relationships don’t work that way – they are a partnership, not blind acquiescence.
Anyway – that’s my rant for today. It frustrates me. Frankly, I do not care what people believe in: God, Buddha, Shiva, Body Thetans, whatever, just take a little ownership in the choices you make and the way you live your life.
* Image of strength from Wikimedia Commons *
